Mexico: Martha Soledad Rodríguez Rico, the chief financial officer of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) has died. The company is conducting a succession process that will appoint a replacement in due course.

Ireland: Ecocem Ireland has appointed Micheál McKittrick as its Managing Director for Ireland and the UK. His role involves the management of all aspects of the Irish and UK operations. McKittrick is a Chartered Engineer and graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He previously worked in several senior roles with Atkins Consulting Engineers.

UK: Bunting Magnetics Europe has appointed Tom Higginbottom and Gordon Kerr to its sales team. Higginbottom joins Bunting’s external sales team and has an engineering background, with particular knowledge of hydraulics. Kerr will be responsible for business development in a new internal role. He previously held a sales and marketing position at Anglian Home Improvements before becoming a project manager at Ceramica & Stone.

Bunting Magnetics supplies magnetic separators and metal detectors. The European manufacturing headquarters are based in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. In January 2017, the company acquired Master Magnets.

Mexico: Mauricio Doehmer has been appointed as the president of the National Chamber of Cement. He is Cemex’s corporate affairs and business risk management executive vice-president, according to the El Financiero newspaper. He succeeds Billy Alvarez, an executive with Cementos Cruz Azul.